18 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 15.1970
Summertime and Horses and Safety
Summcilimo and hoises scorn
to «o togclhoi. and safot> should
-40 with them, saj.s a Uni\eisil>
of Mai > land hoi so specialist
The hazy, lazy days of summer
.ue wondeiful foi woikmg and
flaying with hoiscs. says Di
Edwin E Goodwin. Extension
livestock specialist, but they
.omelimes lull a young hoiseman
into eaieless handling of his
ummal
Basic safety mles aie mostly
common "hoise sense" and young
hoi semen should piactice safely
until it becomes a habit
Hoises usually jeflect the atti
tude of then ownei or handlei
If you are cautious, but delibei
ate aiound youi horse, he is
likely to be caieful about his
actions as well If you aie kind
and gentle, but fmn. youi hese
will soon come to know what you
expect and will icspond You
must develop this kind of undei
.handing befoie you can tiain a
hoise oi befoie you can expect
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to get the best pcifoimance fiom
him, Di Goodwin explains
tlncxpccled noises, loud shout
ing or lough handling may make
your hoi sc nervous and jumpy
causing him to lead without
warning This is not only annoy
ing. but can actually be dangei
ous to the ndci and the horse
as well.
Loose fitting or flapping equip
ment can cause unexpected le
actions from youi horse, also,
Di Goodwin says Many acci
dents icsult fiom poorly main
tained 01 pooily adjusted tack.
You should check the lems and
saddle girth every time befoie
you i ide If eithei is weak,
bioken or lotted, it should be
replaced Bioken reins 01 saddle
girths can result m a mnaway
hoise and an mjuied udei
In woikmg aiound hoises,
make all your movements calm
and delibciate Be sine the hoise
knows wheie you aie befoie you
appioach 01 touch him If your
hoise is used to your being in
the stall with him, you can usual
ly safely appioach him fiom any
eagle But if you suddenly walk
up behind him and touch him,
hi may kick befoie he leahzes
it is you
Sprak softly and kindly to the
hoise befo-e you touch him
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Most hoises icspond boltci if
you mb them on the shouldei
and neck befoie you take hold
of the nose 01 eais to haltci 01
bridle them
After you have caught and
bridled the hoise, mn youi
hands gently down the foielegs
and along the belly to let him
know you don’t intend him any
haim After a while he will come
to expect and enjoy the touch
of your hands on his body.
To lead your hoise away from
the barn, hold the lems 01 lead
shank about a foot or 18 inches
fiom the chin. If you hold too
close to the hoise’s head, he will
sometimes fiet and fidget and
you will not have good conti ol
of the animal
Lead fiom the left side, and
never fiom dnectly in fiont of
the hoise, a sudden noise could
cause him to bump into you If
necessady, you can teach youi
hoise to keep to youi light, off
youi feet, bv putting youi elbow
out to bump his shouldei when
he wanders too close
Be suie you have “headicom”
when you mount Watch out foi
low' tiee limbs and bain doois
Ride youi hoi se away from the
barn, but lead him back— foi
the fiist few times —and nevei
let him lun wildly towaid the
stall In this way, he does not
learn to be a “barn soui”
When you letuin to the bain,
be suie you stop him biiefly
befoie allowing him to go into
the stall, if he gets into a habit
of lushing into the stall, he may
diag you against the dooi posts
nd -
and injure you
If you aie udmg with otheis.
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fuends plenty of 100 m Don’t you and your horse will still be
ciowd each othci Keep at least enjoying each other at the end
one hoi sc length between am- of the summer, Dr. Goodwin
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